Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 5.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.6%
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
84th
of 181 countries
All-time high
7.9%
in 2020
All-time low
2.3%
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan is 5.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2005.
Kazakhstan ranks 84th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +23.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +50.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +6.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 5.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 5.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 3.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.9% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 81 Seychelles 5.9% compare
- 82 Tajikistan 5.8% compare
- 83 Cuba 5.7% compare
- 85 Costa Rica 5.5% compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 5.5% compare
- 87 India 5.5% compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,627 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 638 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 505,387 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 476,418 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6994 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Kazakhstan was 5.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Kazakhstan ranks 84th out of 181 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release